Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-11-12

newed vigor! We have commenced
Scene III, Act 1, of "The School Year
1885," at G. F. College.
calm at perfection in everything,
though in most things it is unattain-
able; however, those who aim at it,
and persevere, will come much near
err to it than those whose laziness and
dependency make them give it up
as unattainable." p Chesterfield.
Miss Reed visited her home in
Nashville the past Saturday and Sun
day.
"Our girls" are exhilarated every
day by a lovely game of base ball on
the College campus. They are fast
learning to WELD the bat and count
the innings, and so anxious are they
to excel each other, the umpire is
changed daily. They enterso hearth
ly into the game that it is with re-
luctant steps and clowded faces they
respond even to the supper bell.
Prof. Finney and wife attended
Synod in Nashville last week.
The following was written in Mrs.
Crawford's Composition Glass:
ELIZABETH.
Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII,
assembled the throne of England in
the year 1858, at the age of twenty
five. She possessed a gay disposition,
and was willful, impetuous, intelli-
gent, and courageous. AT the time
she assembled the throne, the govern
ment was in an unsettled state; its
affairs were badly conducted; but
with Elizabeth as Queen these dis
turbances soon gave place to tranquil
ty. She promoted the advancement
of agriculture, navigation, and COM
merce. BY her wisdom the govern
ment secured the respect of foreign
nations.
When Philip, of Spain, received
news Of Mary's death, he proposed to
marry Elizabeth, but she declined,
because the English people were OPP
posed to Mary's and Philips marri-
age, for they feared that the two
governments would be united. Be-
sides, she considered such a marriage
unlawful. After this, Elizabeth de-
termined to live and die single, that
her tombstone might bear the inscrip-
ton, "Virgin Queen" Many prin-
ces sought to win her hand, but all in
vain.
The Earl Of Essex was a friend and
favorite of Elizabeth, and, she gave
him a ring, by the return of which,
he could always secure her favor.
He was sent by her to suppress a re-
bellion in Ireland, and, having failed
to do this, he did not return home
Immediately, as she had commanded.
He afterward tried to cause an in
S~urrection in London, and being de-
tected, was cast into prison, and final
iy executed. Several years later, a
lady of the court, on her dying bed
confessed that the Earl had given her
the ring to deliver to Elizabeth, but
her husband had caused her to keep
it. Elizabeth repented too late of
signing the death-warrant of the Earl
of Essex, and shaking the Countess,
she said: "God may forgive you, but
never can"
The unhappy Queen never recover
ed from the shock produced by the
circumstance. She seemed obliviOus
to all her surroundings, and kept
growing worse until she died on the
24th of March, 1903. But with all her
virtues there is a great blot on the
character Of the Virgin Queen-the
persecution of Mary, Queen of Scots,
Elizabeth was very popular with
most of the people, and her reign is
long to be remembered as 1.-THE Gold.
en- Days of Good Queen Bess."
Her reign is known in literature as
the "Ageo of Elizabeth" or "The Gold
en- Age" 1t is noted for its freedom
Of thought and boldness of %utterance.
1t was during this reign that Spencer
gave us his verse, Sydney his 70.
nance, Hooker his logic and Bacon
his philosophy. c. NJ.
Our "home-folks'' failed to delight
us with their ever-expected visit.
"If any man be laborious in read
ing and study and yet idle in business
and action, it groweth from some
weakness of body OF softness of spiri
and not of learning. Well may it b.
that such q point of a mans natur,
may make him give himself to learn
ing, but it is not learning that breed